Dashboard leds

Rorie · Apr 4, 2019

so i installed the eBay dashboard leds, but saw minimal difference. I read that there is green film in the housing, so remove that for better light.

Well, it wasn’t film! It was brittle plastic within the speedo. The back of it stuck out the speedo and had a thread on it where the white light bulb holder screws on.

The green plastic is now in bits and I shook it out the speedo. So now I have no way to connect the bulb holder to the speedo!

Any suggestions?!

marksman · Apr 4, 2019

do a search on Fleabay for T10 bulb holder, there are push in ones available

marksman · Apr 4, 2019

Rorie · Apr 4, 2019

Looks like that could work. I assume the existing/replacement bulbs are T10? And then just hoping (or maybe you know?) that the push in part will fit the hole in the speedo?

Probably worth a shot anyway!

mick 1986 · Apr 5, 2019

Rorie said:
so i installed the eBay dashboard leds, but saw minimal difference. I read that there is green film in the housing, so remove that for better light.

Well, it wasn’t film! It was brittle plastic within the speedo. The back of it stuck out the speedo and had a thread on it where the white light bulb holder screws on.

The green plastic is now in bits and I shook it out the speedo. So now I have no way to connect the bulb holder to the speedo!

Any suggestions?!View attachment 174350

I done the same thing with mine. One had melted and the other shattered.

I used 5min araldite to glue the bulb holder back on to the speedo.

Rorie · Apr 5, 2019

mick 1986 said:
I done the same thing with mine. One had melted and the other shattered.

I used 5min araldite to glue the bulb holder back on to the speedo.

Yeh this was my 'if all else fails' as i dont imagine it will be a great connection. I would have expected it to break off when pushing the dash back together.. But worth a go if i cant find another solution.

nobber · Apr 5, 2019

Use the bulb holders, they work a treat, Smiths, Durite, Lucas ones.

Rorie · Apr 5, 2019

nobber said:
Use the bulb holders, they work a treat, Smiths, Durite, Lucas ones.

The ones Marksman linked to?

The hole in the speedo is 14mm dia and there is only 14mm clearance before the LED will clash with the inner metal work.

mick 1986 · Apr 5, 2019

Rorie said:
Yeh this was my 'if all else fails' as i dont imagine it will be a great connection. I would have expected it to break off when pushing the dash back together.. But worth a go if i cant find another solution.

The original bulb holders, with LEDS, worked fine on mine. They didn’t snap off.

I glued the white part to the speedo, after sanding, cleaning, and degreasing the rear of the speedo.

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